1) Bands must pay a $20.00 non-refundable entry fee and submit a CD or MP3 to
Sports
Extreme by October 15, 2008.

2) Demo music must be submitted to Sports Extreme in MP3 or CD (preferred
method) form and
will be posted online to be voted on by the public. The top 6 vote-getters will
be chosen to perform
at “Roctoberfest” Battle of the Bands finals.

• Demo tapes must include both covered and original tracks.

• If demo also includes cover songs, please denote ahead of time which tracks
are
the originals. If your demo tape does not include original tracks, your band
will not
be selected to perform at the event.

3) "Roctoberfest" finalists (6-8) bands must play 4 songs, two of which must be
original material.
Each band’s set must fill approximately 15 minutes but must not exceed 20
minutes.

• For every minute exceeding the 20 minute limit, the band will be penalized 5
points from their total score.

• If after your band has agreed to play their set modeled after the criteria
explained
above and fail to provide the required amount of original material listed, this
infraction will result in immediate disqualification.

4) All competing bands are strongly encouraged to partake in ticket sales for
the advantage of
crowd applause, which will be one of the criteria for which judging is based.

5) There is no limit to the number of bands who wish to apply for the
competition and all submitted
demos will be posted online for possible selection.

6) Any distasteful behavior, and or damage to The Cisco Arena and Sports Extreme
will result in
an automatic disqualification at the hands of management and judges.

7) Registration fee is non-refundable under all circumstances, including
withdraw from the
competition.

8) Each competing band receives three complementary tickets in order to gain
awareness and
build their fan-base for the show. All other tickets will be full price for the
rate of $20 General
admission and $25 VIP (limited seats) which includes waitress service.

9) Judging is done on a 1 -10 scale by 3 qualified judges. The 4 criteria on
which the bands
will be judged are explained below. The final criteria, however, will be crowd
reaction. How loud
can you make our arena? BRING YOUR FANS!!!

10) A "Performer" consists of many different things. For these events, we
require both
instrumental and vocal performance; a band of 8 or a solo act, both are allowed
as long as they
sing and play at least one instrument.

11) Sports Extreme will not be held accountable for any broken equipment,
injuries, or any other
negative occurrences outside of our staff’s control.

12) The winner of "Roctoberfest" will be asked to play an encore after the final
judgments for
approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Please have a second set prepared in the event
of VICTORY!
(“covered and original track” rules do not apply in the encore; material can be
chosen at band’s
discretion).